Why oh Why Didn't I Try Chai?

[supernova]

We had a nice discussion in the Lounge yesterday about Chai teas. I wanted to repost it for the kind folks in this group and remember the recipes and brands so I can try them out.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x4926286

Do you drink Chai? If so, what brand or do you make your own?

[Shakespeare]

1. mmmmm....pure comfort in a mug....

I love chai! I use the Oregon Original Chai (in the carton, not a dry mix), which is also what Starbucks used when they first started selling chai (they no longer use that kind, not sure why). Trader Joe's sells it for significantly less than any of our local grocery stores, so that's where I get mine. I also like the Oregon brand kashmir green tea chai, which is a little less sweet, and has that nice herbal quality you get from green tea.

[NMDemDist2]

2. I like chai now and then

https://www.shop.lottalatte.com/displayProductDocument.hg?productId=33&categoryId=18

I enjoy this tea from the Numi collection with LOTS of milk and a touch of honey yummmmm

[mtnester]

3. Two words - Chai Milkshake

you know you want one now.

[Shakespeare]

5. gee, THANKS. Guess what I absolutely MUST have tonight, then...

Vanilla ice cream in freezer, check.....Oregon Original Chai in fridge, check....

[wildeyed]

6. I make chai ice cream.

Killer good.

[SoCalDem]

4. I don't like sweet tea, so I guess I'll pass..n/t

[wildeyed]

7. Sattwa chai

http://www.sattwachai.com/index.php

Spicier and better than the other brands I have tried, although I confess, I have not purchased it in years.

[spindrifter]

8. I love Chai!

We go to a restaurant that serves the bottomless cup of chai--and we can really put it away.
On the weekends I have sips from someone else's chai at Starbucks. I have to disagree with the others--I like the Tazo chai that S-bucks serves--especially in a latte. I don't care for other lattes, though.

[alfredo]

9. Make your own

It's not hard. It just a few spices like Cardamon, Cinnamon, Cloves, Tea, sugar and milk. Google Chai recipes. There are several you could try.


Chai is probably the generic name for tea. In Ethiopia tea is Shai (Sha ee), very similar to how the Arabs pronounce tea. Could the word tea be a westernization of Chai?

[fortyfeetunder]

10. Celestial Seasonings and Stash teas

I drink Celestial Seasonings and Stash chai teas.

Stash has a green chai tea and also a double chai spice variety, both are good.

My "milk" of choice is Silk vanilla. When I don't have Silk, I use milk.

My favorite "chai" so to say is a seasonal Celestial Seasonings variety called Gingerbread Spice, available around Christmas/Chanukah. I hoard boxes right after the holiday so I can drink it almost year-round.

I don't add any sweetener to my chai, I let either the vanilla Silk or use the natural sweetness of the milk satisfy me.

[wildeyed]

13. I just made some with the vanilla soy milk

and some chai bags from the grocery store. Excellent! It was just sweet enough.

[Brewman_Jax]

11. Great stuff

and I have a recipe from scratch if I'm feeling that motivated (google is your friend) in addition to the stuff in the carton. I get the Oregon chai mix when on sale.

[DemExpat]

12. I love Chai tea after dinner.....have tried several brands

but my favorite is my own mix of a teabag of good organic Darjeeling black tea with a teabag of a spice blend of cinnamon, kardamon and clove. Served with a little sugar or honey and some milk.

DemEx